Russ Morgan

Russ Morgan
Background information
Birth nameRussell Morgan
Born(1904-04-29)April 29, 1904
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedAugust 7, 1969(1969-08-07) (aged 65)
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
GenresJazz, swing
Occupations
  • Bandleader
  • arranger
  • conductor
  • composer
Years active1920s–1960s

Russell Morgan (April 29, 1904 – August 7, 1969)[1] was an American big band leader and arranger during the 1930s and 1940s. He was best known for being one of the composers of the song "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", with Larry Stock and James Cavanaugh, and was the first to record it in 1944.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1752/3. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.